What Conservatives Mean When They Say "Libertarian" - Daily Kos

[Swede]

Sounds about right,to me.



The difference between actual Libertarians and Republicans hiding from their tarnished name is quite easy. Actual Libertarians are concerned about the freedom of individuals. Conservatives use Libertarian as a code word meaning "I want to continue to enjoy all the privileges I do now, but I don't want to share them with you and most of all I don't want to pay any taxes." Push come to shove, they're happy to abbreviate that to "Screw freedom. I just don't want to pay taxes."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/4/17/858324/-What-Conservatives-Mean-When-They-Say-Libertarian

[The Magistrate]

1. That Rant, Sir, Is A Thing Of High Beauty!

Highly recommended....

[coti]

9. Yes, read the whole thing, folks. It's funny and damning. nt

[underpants]

2. it is also like the supposed fleeing from "liberal" to "progressive"

that RW radio has created as an actual truth when it is not

"Conservatives" and "Republican" are toxic right now and they are avoiding using those words

[Odin2005]

3. Oh, SNAP!

I know several real Libertarians and they HATE the teabaggers.

[Renegades of Funk]

4. Meaningless Word

The GOP uses the term libertarian as in order to sound cool and hip. True libertarians would support human rights like allowing gays and lesbians to get married, unlike Glenn Beck who jizzes his pants whenever he talks about Rick Santorum.

[Dappleganger]

5. Especially true when observing the Paultards

during the last republican primary.

[Blue_Tires]

15. +1

[slampoet]

16. Which is such a direct contrast to the somewhat ernest way they were in 1988 when he ran.

[krabigirl]

8. Glenn Beck is not a libertarian. You can also be a libertarian leftist :)

[sendero]

6. At it's most basic..

.. it is libertarian thought (deregulate, deregulate and more deregulate) that brought you the current economic debacle. So "libertarian" sounds better than "republican" only to the ignorant.

I'll pass on libertarianism, though I agree with them on EVERYTHING except business/economics.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Libertarians are just republicans who smoke pot

One of my favorite Bill Maherisms.

[CTyankee]

12. I read one DUer who said that libertarians are guys who want to smoke dope and get laid.

Ithought that was pretty funny...

[ingac70]

10. kick!

[rucky]

11. From the ones I know, it simply means...

I want to smoke pot. I don't want to pay taxes.

[Chulanowa]

13. There's no such thing as a libertarian

Sorry, but it's true. All you left-libertarians? You've got nothing that makes you different from liberals.

And these right-libertarians? They're actually worse than Republicans. At least your average republican will go "Well, hey now wait a minute, I kind of like not having toll roads and for-profit fire departments"

[NeoGreen]

14. Libertarians are Anarchists with Property ...

... I got mine and the rest of you can go F%@& 0ff!